Scientists have discovered an unusual "shimmering" object that crossed the Milky Way at great speed
An international scientific group has collected a new package of data about an unusual object, which was originally discovered back in 2017, which received an unofficial name Runaway Star. The observed object crossed our galaxy with you at a tremendous speed of 3.2 million kilometers per hour, while moving in the wrong direction.
What is known about the "escaped star»
The object was originally found in 2017 and scientists assigned the designation to it LP 40-365. Further examination of the object really surprised the scientists.
So scientists have established that the observed object is moving at an incredible speed of approximately 3.2 million km / h. This is for a minute almost four times the speed of our Sun, moving in its orbit around the center of the Milky Bullet.
In addition, scientists have also found that LP 40-365 moves in the "wrong" direction, so to speak, contrary to the direction of movement of the bulk of all stars in the Milky Way.
Also, scientists have found another anomaly. It turns out that the found star is made of a slightly different material. The object contains a large number of heavy "metallic" atoms, while the rest of the stars contain mainly light chemical elements.
In addition, such a high speed indicates that the object under study tends to leave the galaxy. So after analyzing all the available data, scientists came to the conclusion that LP 40-365 survived a powerful cosmic cataclysm.
And scientists suggested that, most likely, LP 40-365 survived a supernova explosion, during which the object received such a significant impulse.
So scientists preferred the version according to which LP 40-365 - this is the so-called white dwarf splinter that survived an unknown cataclysm.
So it was suggested that about 5 million years ago, the object LP 40-365 was an integral element of the paired star system.
In addition, the collected data from the spacecraft NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (a satellite designed to observe transiting planets in orbit and from a certain periodicity of light from their stars) made it possible to reveal a number of anomalies in the observed object.
Scientists have found that LP 40-365 with a certain cyclicality, it dims and brightens every 8.9 hours. This is an amazing fact, since there are no rotating objects (planets) around the object, which could obscure the star.
Scientists initially suggested that the observed flicker was due to a malfunction of the research equipment, but then the object was also studied using a telescope. Hubble. So the collected data confirmed that the object had a "clockwork". Scientists cannot explain the nature of this mechanism, which causes the star to fade and then to flare up again.
The more scientists study the Universe, the more they realize that nothing is impossible. Well, let's watch the work of scientists and their incredible discoveries.
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